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>Outside of war efforts, have societies ever made sacrifices for the greater good? Ozone depletion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion https://en.w
by pgrote 4y ago
>Outside of war efforts, have societies ever made sacrifices for the greater good?
Ozone depletion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoWas that a sacrifice? Only person I've heard complaining about it was telling some coal miners that his hairspray wasn't as good as it used to be. Here's a Fox News link on it: https://youtu.be/MYat87dsXZI https://youtu.be/MYat87dsXZI
- beej71 4y agoAt the same time, it's interesting to consider whether the CFC ban would have been politically possible today. I honestly don't know, but it seems likely it would have been turned into a bludgeon.
- sokoloff 4y agoR12 and R22 phaseouts cost money, required some equipment changes, stocking of multiple refrigerants, all of which represent varying levels of sacrifice to solve the problem.